Configuration
  • 19 Jan 2024

Configuration


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Configuration

When setting up a webcast, you can use the "Configuration" tab to enter general settings.
To access this tab, navigate to the webcast you want to configure and select the "Configuration" option.

Webcast currently does not support security features available in VideoManager Pro. If you have enabled geo protection, the video cannot be played back.

Description

Here you can switch the status of your webcast to "On Demand". If the on demand videos have not yet been specified, this will not be possible. Note the disabled button in the image below:

Provide source for on demand

You can set up a source for the "On Demand" state of your webcast in the "Languages" tab; this allows you to select a localized video for each language stream. If the webcast is configured to upload the live stream to a VideoManager, the on demand sources will populate automatically when the webcast status is switched from "Live" to "Post live".

The button will be clickable as soon as the on demand videos are correctly configured:

The action of switching the status to "On Demand" cannot be undone.

General information

This section shows the general information area found in the Configuration tab.

Settings

General Information

Name:

Required. This is the Event Name and will be shown in the main list of webcasts and to viewers in WebcastConsumer. It may also be localized for different languages. See Languages for more details.

Description:

Optional: Add information about your event here. This will be displayed in the pre-live state in WebcastConsumer, and as the description when uploading the recording to VideoManager Pro. It may also be localized for different languages. See Languages for more details.

Start Date, Start Time

Required. Values here will appear in the main list of webcasts, and in emails to potential viewers. This helps with scheduling and reminding viewers of webcast events.

Duration

Required. Choose a time duration for your webcast from the dropdown menu.

Expected audience

Required. Choose the expected audience for your webcast from the drop down menu.

Any event that is in live state for more than one hour after its end time is automatically switched to post-live state.

Example: The start time of an event was configured to 9:00 and the duration of the event is 2 hours. The event starts with a delay of 15 minutes at 9:15. If the event is still in live state at 12:15, it will be automatically switched to post-live state.

When using the Video Conference Connector, the selected connector is reserved for you during the scheduled time. If your event runs for longer than its scheduled time, and the selected connector is reserved for another event, you could be disconnected and your event will end.

Pre-Live

Webcast currently does not support security features available in VideoManager Pro. If you have enabled geo protection, the video cannot be played back.

You can set up a source for the "Pre-live" state of your webcast here. The source chosen here is what will stream prior to the webcast switching to "Live".

First, select which type of source you want to use for your webcast. To do this, select the corresponding check box. Depending on your selection, you must perform further configuration. The following options are available:

1. Use video from VideoManager

This option requires that at least one VideoManager has been set up.

If you want to use a video from VideoManager, select the desired VideoManager, channel, and video. These are selected from the corresponding drop-down menus. By default, the settings you set in the 'VideoManager" option in the navigation bar are applied here.

The channel structure in the drop down menu reflects the order of the channels (including the sub-channels) in your VideoManager .

Enter the "shared secret" security code in the Token Protection field if the video you would like to use is token protected. See "Security Policy Configuration" in the VideoManager Pro Administration documentation for more information about where to find the shared secret code.

Click "Loop video playback" so short Pre-live video clicks and play constantly in a loop. Note: After the first playback the looped video gets muted.

2. Use video URL

If you have selected this option for your stream, you can define the appropriate HLS URL.

Live

Settings for the live stream are entered in the Live area. The empty form appears as below:

When complete and saved, the form appears as in the example below:

Parameter

Description

Streaming server

From the drop-down menu, select a streaming server for the live stream.

Upload Webcast to VideoManager Pro

Use this checkbox if you would like to upload your live stream to a VideoManager. The stream will upload once the webcast status is switched from "Live" to "Post live". Select a VideoManager and a channel to upload to using the corresponding drop-down menus.

A VideoManager must be set up before you can select it here; this procedure is described in the "Setting up a VideoManager" chapter.

When the stream begins to upload, the corresponding video will be automatically set as the "On Demand" video, unless an alternative "On Demand" video was specified before the Webcast went live.

If the Webcast contains multiple Language Sets, each upload stream will create a separate video. The appropriate "On Demand" video for each Language Set will be automatically set. See the Languages chapter for more information about the on demand settings.

Post-Live

Webcast currently does not support security features available in VideoManager Pro. If you have enabled geo protection, the video cannot be played back.

Settings for the stream which will be available after the actual event are made here in the "Post-live" pane.

First, select which type of source you want to use for your webcast. To do this, select the corresponding check box. Depending on your selection, you must perform further configuration. The following options are available:

1. Use video from VideoManager

This option requires that at least one VideoManager has been set up. By default, the settings you set in the 'VideoManager" option in the navigation bar are applied here.

Enter the following settings:

Parameter

Description

VideoManager selection

From the drop down menu, select the desired VideoManager.

Channel selection

From the drop down menu, select the channel in which your desired video is located.

The channel structure in the drop down menu reflects the order of the channels (including the sub-channels) in your VideoManager.

Video selection

From the drop down menu, select the desired video.

Token Protection

Enter the "shared secret" security code in the Token Protection field if the video you would like to use is token protected. See "Security Policy Configuration" in the VideoManager Pro Administration documentation for more information about where to find the shared secret code.

Offset start (seconds)

Define the starting time of the video stream (in seconds). If the value is set to 0, the specified video starts from the original beginning.

Loop video playback

Click "Loop video playback" so short Pre-live video clicks and play constantly in a loop. 

Note: After the first playback the looped video gets muted.

2. Use video URL

If you have selected this option for your stream, you can define the appropriate HLS URLs.

Enter the following settings:

Parameter

Description

HLS URL

Enter the appropriate HLS URL.

Offset start (seconds)

Define the starting time of the video stream (in seconds). If the value is set to 0, the specified video starts from the original beginning.

The offset value is only applicable to HLS streams using Akamai CDN; the Akamai account must be enabled for Stream Packaging.

3. Use DVR recording in Post-live

If you want to play out the DVR recording of the live event, select this option.

DVR retention

On-demand content will be deleted 14 days after the event and can no longer be accessed by Webcast audiences.

Enter the following settings:

Parameter

Description

Offset start (seconds)

Define the starting time of the video stream (in seconds). If the value is set 0, the specified video starts from the original beginning.

Note

Videos in Post-Live state that use the DVR recording are only available for a limited time. It is recommended to switch the state of the even to "On Demand" to make the video available without any limitation. Configuration of an event to "On Demand" can be found here.

On-Demand

Webcast currently does not support security features available in VideoManager Pro. If you have enabled geo protection, the video cannot be played back.

On Demand

Webcast currently does not support security features available in VideoManager Pro. If you have enabled geo protection, the video cannot be played back.

Description

Here you can switch the status of your webcast to "On Demand". If the on demand videos have not yet been specified, this will not be possible. Note the disabled button in the image below:

Provide source for on demand

You can set up a source for the "On Demand" state of your webcast in the "Languages" tab; this allows you to select a localized video for each language stream. If the webcast is configured to upload the live stream to a VideoManager, the on demand sources will populate automatically when the webcast status is switched from "Live" to "Post live".

The button will be clickable as soon as the on demand videos are correctly configured:

The action of switching the status to "On Demand" cannot be undone.


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